Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 395 Flooding (2)
Emperor Xiande heard the words, sighed and said: "It's okay, it will be fine in two days."

"Even if Your Majesty is busy, you must pay attention to your body." Su Wan got up from his arms, looked at him seriously and said.

"Yes, I know." Emperor Xian De smiled reassuringly.

Su Wan looked at him for a while, then asked: "Is there a flood somewhere? That's why Your Majesty is so busy."

Emperor Xian De was slightly surprised, and asked: "How does Wan'er know?"

Su Wan said: "After so many days of heavy rain, at least there will be floods in Beizhili area, but I don't know the severity of the disaster."

Emperor Xiande's eyes were a little complicated when he heard the words, but then he laughed and shook his head slightly, without concealing it, and said: "The situation in the capital is better, in fact, not only in North Zhili, but also in South Zhili, Shandong, Henan and other places. In Kaifeng, Henan Province, the Yellow River overflowed and broke the moat of Kaifeng Prefecture by five feet, causing many victims.”

Su Wan was shocked when she heard the words. Even though she thought there would be a flood, she never thought it would be so serious.

The most important thing is that there will be a plague after the flood, and more people will die by then.

Su Wan's face inevitably showed a bit of anxiety and worry.

Seeing this, Emperor Xiande hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, this is not too serious compared to the various disasters during the previous emperor's reign. The weather is going well, now, it is just a small test for me, and I will not be frightened by this little disaster."

There was a strong confidence in Emperor Xiande's tone.

After he ascended the throne, although no major disasters occurred, it did not mean that he could not handle it well.A few years before the death of the first emperor, in fact, he had already started to let him handle government affairs. Drought and flood disasters, why have you not encountered them?

He has already taken urgent measures, otherwise, he wouldn't have spared time to see Su Wan.

Disaster relief is nothing more than relief, transfer of millet, pensions, resettlement of refugees, deferred collection of taxes, or exemption from taxes and corvee.

Moreover, the management of officials is the first to deal with disasters, and whether the management of officials is clear or not determines the effect of disaster relief.

From the very beginning, Emperor Xiande paid more attention to the administration of officials than other emperors.

At the same time, he has always attached great importance to grain reserves, which are also one of the contents of official assessment, and even send officials to local inspections every year.

It's just that I didn't expect that someone still had the idea of ​​opening the granary. Although it was not said to be empty, it was nearly half empty.

This made Emperor Xiande furious, and immediately allocated grain and millet to the disaster-stricken area for disaster relief, and the household department also urgently allocated relief money.

Those big moths were caught on the edge of the knife, and they were all caught up, waiting to be dealt with, and even killed a few of them.

In order to prevent disaster relief officials from withholding food, Emperor Xiande stipulated that the name of each disaster victim and the rations they should receive should be posted on the list, and the superior officials were also required to check frequently.

Porridge sheds and porridge factories were set up in the disaster-stricken areas, and nursing homes in various prefectures and counties were set up to take in the displaced people, and encouraged gentry and businessmen to donate money and food, etc.

Emperor Xiande is no longer a rookie who has just ascended the throne. He has a strong control over the court, and his power is firmly grasped. The orders he gives can be carried out quickly and orderly, so that he will not be deceived or deceived by others. , After the order is issued, the effect will be quick.

Ever since Emperor Xiande discovered that Su Wan was not ignorant of government affairs and people's livelihood, he was sometimes willing to tell her about political affairs. Of course, Su Wan did not show much interest in political affairs, and never took the initiative to inquire She just listened casually to what Emperor De had to say, and occasionally offered a few small suggestions, no matter whether it was in line with the current public sentiment or not, it often refreshed Emperor Xian De's ears.

Therefore, Emperor Xian De did not shy away from her more and more.

As she got to know Emperor Xiande better and better, Su Wan had no doubts about his ability to govern, and she soon let go of her concerns, but she still suggested: "Your Majesty, after the flood, there must be a plague, so In addition to helping the victims, don't forget to prevent the plague."

However, Emperor Xiande sighed and said: "I know it too, and I have drawn people's attention. Huimin Pharmacy will also send medical officers to visit the streets and alleys, come to the door for diagnosis and treatment, distribute decoctions, etc., but this can only be slightly hindered. It’s all about the speed at which the plague spreads, and the rest depends on God’s will.” It is impossible to completely prevent it.

The plague can spread, one is that the hungry and tired people are weak and have poor resistance, and the main reason is that the knowledge of epidemic prevention is not popularized enough, drinking polluted raw water, and the corpses that have not been properly placed are further transmitted. However, the plague is still spreading rapidly.Therefore, it is not enough to rely solely on medical officials to administer medicine, but it still needs to rely on the self-awareness of the people.

Thinking of this, Su Wan said: "Your Majesty can also order someone to write a pamphlet on epidemic prevention, make it easier to understand, distribute it, and send literate people to read it to them every day. If you don't believe they can't remember it, at least let them know. , What to do to save your life when encountering disasters such as plague.”

The plague is not breeding so fast now, so there is still time to prepare.

Before Emperor Xiande answered, Su Wan was a little shy and recommended herself: "If Your Majesty believes me, why not let me write it. Of course, if Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can also let the imperial physician..."

"Why did I say I don't believe you anymore?" Emperor Xian De immediately interrupted her, looking into her eyes and said, "Aside from you, who else would I trust? It's just that you are still pregnant, don't be too tired. "

"En." Su Wan nodded with a smile.

Early the next morning, Emperor Xian De left, but luckily, the rain had stopped by this time.

Su Wan started to prepare to write the epidemic prevention manual.

Pay attention to diet, don’t eat rotten food, keep clean, don’t drink unboiled water, deal with mosquito bites immediately, isolate patients, burn patients’ vomit, use wormwood to ignite and disinfect, etc., etc., are actually commonplace.

Although many times, people do it because they don't have the conditions, but even so, they have to write it out, pay more attention, maybe they will save a life.He also wrote about the early symptoms of the plague. After discovering it, don’t delay and go to Huimin Pharmacy to ask for medicine.If the patient died and was unable to bury him, he should also notify Louzeyuan to collect the body in time.

Writing here, Su Wan suddenly thought that Angong Niuhuang Pill, Zhibao Pill, and Zixue Pill to treat the late symptoms of the plague have not yet appeared. These are the three treasures known as the cure for the plague. "Diagnosis of Diseases" consists of bezoar, rhinoceros horn, musk, coptis, scutellaria, gardenia, cinnabar, pearl, borneol, realgar, and turmeric.It mainly treats infectious and infectious diseases, also known as "Three Treasures of First Aid", because they are representative medicines for clearing away heat and resuscitation, so they are also called "Three Treasures for Febrile Diseases".But the properties of the three medicines are different, Angong Niuhuang Pill is the coolest, followed by Zixue Pill, and then Zhibao Pill, and the direction of treatment is also different.

(End of this chapter)